>> top stories we are following on this wednesday, november 13th. thousands of p-g and e customers left without power overnight in the north bay. including the brand new casino in rohnert park. we're live with an update. >> desperation in the phillipines as aid is having a hard time reaching areas devestated by friday's supertyphoon and >> let's begin with a quick check of the commute. maligned you are looking at a couple of hot spots. 680 south bond the lanes have been cleared of the two separate accidents. this are actually added to early morning crash. we have already had three separate incidents. the damage has been done. 680 is backed up all the way to martinez. and

to 42 is also slow. this is two days in a row that we have been confronted with this type of traffic. >> the south bay is continuing to reel from minor accident at mckee. it back up the traffic that it has already put extra pressure on '85 and '87. >> looking at your bay bridge ride west of there is an accident at the toll plaza. i do not think it is having any impact on the commute. we're just looking at a back up, 880 is your best approach with an 11 minute drive time. >> on this wednesday morning it is sunny and we're seeing mostly clear skies but the temperatures are much more colder. we are in the low 40's the temperatures only rise at this point low 60's will be

along the coast and low 70's inside the bay. i will break down under 7 day around bay coming up. >> new this morning. power has been restored to thousands of customers in the north bay after a car accident caused a major power outage. the outage also affected the new graton casino. that's where we find kron four's jackie sissel who has an update for us. >> jackie-- people at the casino last night were not happy. >> i think it cut into their good time about 3600 of them work in the dark. it was only open for a week and last night it went into the dark. it started because of a minor car accident and here is video of the scene. about 11:00 p.m. last night

>> sorry it might we arjackie 'e losing you. >> as you can see their residents were outraged but so were the people were gambling. this is just one week into operation and its three branch into their day car when youn >> you would think that being that it was a casino that would have had some type of generator. >> this is what some of the people had to say. >> we were just waiting there. >> i am sure a lot of them so this way. >> it has all been fixed. >> the latest on the recovery efforts in the phillipines from friday's supertyphoon the new and official numbers

are out. and more than 22- hundred people are dead. more than 26 -hundred are injured and at least 84- people -- are still missing. and those figures are expected to rise. a u.n. humanitarian official says there've been problems getting much needed supplies into the typhoon- devastated eastern philippines because there are no trucks and roads are closed. meanwhile, local police say there's been looting over the last three days, but they've "restored order." eight people were killed when the wall of a rice warehouse collapsed while being looted. >> take a look at these images out of the philippines. you can see the entire shoreline here is transformed. big clusters of homes wiped out. the only thing that looks the same in this picture is the white circular structure. large areas of farmland affected. what was once green grass and green trees.not sand from the sea.and debris from structures that are

destroyed. a devastating reality.with which survivors in the philippines are all too familiar. >> two u-s navy amphibious ships are en route to the philippines to assist in relief efforts. these ships can turn salt water into drinking water-- which is what they drastically need. >> a san francisco police officer has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city, saying he was racially profiled and wrongly arrested by several colleagues who didn't recognize him. lorenzo adamson, a 15-year police veteran, says he was stopped in his car on may 30 for not having a license plate. the suit alleges that officers inexplicably jumped

onto adamson's back and tried to choke him before tackling him to the ground. adamson was charged with resisting arrest and vehicle code violations. those charges were dropped. >> on the peninsula. the woman accused of driving drunk and then hitting and killing a bay area couple has pleaded not guilty to all charges. prosecutors say marjorie reitzell had a blood alcohol level more than twice the legal limit when she hit kamal and balbir singh. the crash happened as the menlo park couple was out walking their dog last month. reitzell remains in custody >> a man accused of murdering his daughter's mother. is being ordered to stand trial. a judge ruled. there is enough evidence to have randy alana stand trial. he is charged with strangling sandra coke in august. her body was found in vacaville five days after she was reported missing. coke was a federal investigator with the sacramento branch of the federal public defender's >> several community members

in oakland do not agree with a proposed curfew for minors. they voiced their opposition at a city council public safey meeting last night. the proposed curfew states that anyone under the age of 18 must be off the streets between 10 pm and 6 in the morning - 7 days a week. also on school days from 8- 30 a-m to 1-30 p-m. violators face warnings, citations, fines up to 500 dollars --- even arrests. but opponents of the curfew say it's not what the community needs. they believe it encourages racial and age related profiling - and creates fear in the community. and police chief sean whent says he's concerned with how officers would enforce the curfew. the oakland community is mostly speaking out against a proposed curfew for minors. the police chief was at tonight's city council public safety meeting. and voiced his concerns about the proposal. >>

line >> this morning, crews on the old eastern span of the bay bridge will be at it again. they are dismantling the cantilever section of the upper deck. that part of the desconstruction work should take six weeks to complete. the entire demolition project is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2016 >> coming up on the kron4 ♪ldon smith morning news appears before aldon smith with holiday magic in both parks, the happiest place on earth, just got merrier.

>> it looks as though troubled 49er player aldon smith. will be playing football at least until january. the star linebacker was arraigned yesterday afternoon on gun charges. in connection with a search of his san jose home last summer. smith appeared in santa clara county superior court and his case was continued to january, after the regular football season is over. smith's attorney says, his client will plead not guilty to three felony counts of possessing assault weapons which are illegal in california. smith answered no questions, but his attorney and the prosecutor in the case. made brief statements >> what this means is that the legal process has started and it will take some time and it is typical in cases like this. between now and his next court date they will receive the discovery in the case and

after that it will land into discussion. typically that is how the process unfolds. we have a court date and that is where we're ever. >> i would not answer any more questions at this time. mr. smith is very interested and has rented the charges. you have to understand that this is a process. today's court appearance was the first up in this process. out of respect for the judicial system, we will not be making any further statements at this time. >> the weapons were discovered by sheriff's deputies, after smith hosted a house party last summer, during which he was stabbed and two party goers shot. by gang- members who crashed the party. smith also faces a misdemeanor driving under the influence charge from lineup next on the kron 4 morning news. >> a healthy breakfast earns >> a healthy breakfast earns some oakland students a healthy prize.

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>> welcome back. we are tracking hot spots. we're still dealing with very slow traffic out of martinez. we have had three separate incidents and the last two were close together. there

are a number of cars are on the shoulder due to debris. this is southbound 680. it is slow coming off the benicia bridge. it is back all the way to a highway 4. westbound 24 is picking up slowing and also through lafayette. >> your ride is still heavy 4880 south bond and this is a new pattern that we are now seen. it has heavy traffic in hayward and this will continue all the way to milpitas. it is as slow ride with about 52 minutes coming out of baltimore past periods there is a slow ride over 34 minutes on 1 01 northbound from 85 to 37. 280 is also getting heavy.

the mid peninsula started to pick up slowing into san mattel on 1 01 southbound pripe. >> the drive time has now reached 43 minutes. the commute to the bridges your bay bridge ride is not too bad. there was an accident at the toll plaza but it's not affecting traffic. the san mateo bridge is getting heavier and the drive times of 15 minutes. the golden gate bridge is still smoldered for the 1 01 southbound. >> remember how great it was this time we had overcast conditions. we are waking up to play of sunshine. it is cold outside and you should grab a jacket. it is 47 degrees out the door in san mateo. we do have some

patchy fog along the coastline. high pressure is building back into place and this means that the temperatures will be warmer than what we are used to. by lunchtime we will be in the '60s and '70s. the '70s will continue as we approach the afternoon. today, temperatures will be about 10 degrees warmer than where we should be. we will keep clear conditions are around. >> 70's are on the board for the south bay and sunnyvale will have a high of 73 degrees. we will continue mid '70s perhaps the upper 70's for livermore. generally we are about 66 degrees. aspect mid-70s for the san ramon valley area. downtown san francisco

check-in as 67 degrees. los 70's ignore the golden gate bridge. >> we will see the winds pick up in fact, the national weather service has stated that it may be a red flag morning. this may pose a fire danger. we have seen extreme a dry weather. saturday there is a slight chance for rain. right now it is, looking like a 10% chance. sunny skies and once again as we head into sunday. the temperatures will drop, but that will rebound. we're looking for to pretty, and quiet conditions for the next work week. >> golden gate bridge commuters could pay higher tolls the golden gate bridge, highway and transportation district board will discuss and possibly voting on five toll-increase options on friday. one option would be to raise an estimated $86 million over five years by bumping

up the toll from six to seven dollars starting in april, and increasing the discounted $5 toll now paid by fastrak users to $5.75 in april, and then to six dollars a year later. the earliest that one of those plans could be implemented would be april. the district is considering a toll increase in order to offset a five-year deficit projected at 142- million dollars. bcn26:regional: golden gate bridge toll increase to be discussed friday >> in washington today, technical issues with the new health care web site will take center stage. the house's chief investigator is looking into whether the white house shares the blame for the web site's problems. specifically, lawmakers want to know why the website allowed consumers to window shop for health plans without first having to create personal accounts. that decision is seen as what led to an increased workload for the system. today's hearing comes as the white house prepares to release tightly held enrollment numbers for october. its believed the report will show far fewer than the projected 500-thousand people signed up for health care.

>> health insurer "anthem blue cross of california" has agreed to a two-month extension of about 104- thousand individual policies after failing to give the required 90 day cancellation notice. the policies had been set to expire on december 31st, but will be extended until february 28th. the company notified the department of insurance that it failed to give enough notice of cancellation due to computer glitch. blue cross says more than a million cancellation notices have been sent to californians as the affordable care act begins. allowing individuals to buy insurance through exchanges. >> the trial between apple and samsung electronics starts today. the lawyers are expected to call the trial's first witness after laying out their case for a federal jury in san jose. determine how much samsung owes apple for copying features from the iphone and ipad.

a previous jury awarded apple more than one billion dollars after determining 26 samsung products had infringed six apple patents.but a judge found the jury miscalculated 400 million dollars in damages for 13 products and ordered a new trial to determine the proper amount. >> despite three vehicle fires, tesla motors says they won't recall the company's model "s." c-e-o elon musk says the model "s" electric car is five times less likely to have a fire than a gasoline car in the u-s. he also said no drivers were injured in the three fires. ultimately, it's the government's decision whether to recall the car. the n-t-s-a says it's in contact with tesla and authorities in tennessee, where the latest fire happened last week. >> in oakland. students are being rewarded for eating breakfast. here is a picture of the winners. students from ralph bunche high school claimed a three- thousand dollar prize. for the "got milk" challenge. it was a three- week

competition between three east bay schools. to see which one could increase breakfast participation the most. among students. the creators of the "got milk" campaign. partnered with california school districts to give out 66- thousand dollars all over the state. >> coming up. are your dog is secure? >> i will talk about some homeless encampment going on in the city. i will investigate this in my next edition of people behaving badly.

line (male annoucer): now here is stanley roberts who found some people behaving badly. >> the city and walnut creek is planning a cleanup of the homeless. >> however, the tell scientists said there is an encampment nearby. >> and this lady is scooping up water near interstate 680. when you get closer, uc-davis slight turnaround or get ready to dance. they have signs to say no trespassing and to keep out. also they have assigned this says beware of dog spread >> this pit bolt over there is something that they need to take into consideration. >> is your dog secure?

>> despite having permission or not this area it is in the of the cleanup. >> you see, this is located on the watershed. so as we approached already seizing some of this stuff will be washed downstream. >> i spoke with the neighbors around area and no one knew about the in camera man. >> this is just one, with dozens and here is another one that has been getting a lot of attention. people living here has of almost abandon it. >> however, everything comes to a boil. now, it is clean of time. >> in walnut creek, stanley

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>> the time is 7:29 a.m.. here is a beautiful shot of the bay bridge. >> i cross the golden gate and it looks uglier what it is more traffic. >> you have the sunshine outside. >> the temperatures are mostly in the '50s. i was say the bay bridge is prettier because it is cheaper to cross it. oakland and san jose is coming in at 49 degrees. as we head into afternoon was the low 60s along the coast. perhaps mid to upper 70's for the warmest inland spots. the temperatures will cool but

the winner will pick up. we certainly have big changes on a rise especially into the weekend. i will have a full detailed forecast coming up. >> the traffic is getting heavier especially for 680 south bond and to 42. both highway 4 are both affected. they have both cleared from the freeway. this commute is way behind schedule. >> day two of the demolition efforts on the old eastern span of the bay bridge will be getting underway today. kron four's mike pelton is live on yerba buena with >> we are now on a date to and crews have resumed their work. they stated that it will take them several years and this is a step-by-step process. i want to show you

what it looks like. the crews are working to take down of the eastern span in reverse order. they will also work to mold the can't cut lever.they will work to reme the canteliver section. they stated there removing the old span is a step-by-step process. it is about 60 t of steel. this has been in use for 77 years. the old span is full of tension and they have to be careful when they take it down. >> this bridge past paint, who knows how much gasoline or oil has actually spilled on it. when you start

cutting into a bridge you can predict where it will shift. they are taking every precaution to make sure the texture and the safety of the workers and to ensure the safety of the bay. >> the demolition is a further osmanli the crews will remove the s curve. that will allow the bike path to get installed. we expect that to happen mid 2015 and that should have the entire span taken down by 2016. i spoke to the chp and what impact it will have on the traffic. perhaps, there were just be a lot of drivers tried to take a look pripet they do not think it will be a big process because it is a step-by-step process. you might not even notice that it is even taking place. >> we have only seeing just a few cars go past but they

want to remind you do not stop and take a picture. they stated that if you are saying you will get a ticket. >> even though it's plagued by crime and violence. oakland still does not have a teen curfew law in place. supporters and opponents of the proposal fought over it well into the night. kron 4's will tran is live in front of the oakland police department with why the police are not fully supporting the curfew. will? >> this is a complicated issue. i just got through talking to a residence and he stated that he could make that argument to both sides. if you talk to the oakland police department they would say that it is great to get the children off the street to protect the children

themselves and the public. they stated that they're down and resources and they have fewer now than what they have a few years ago. the chief stated that he has more to do with his time then to tell kids to go home. you talked about a debate that went on at city hall and this is the third time that they have tried to pass this. each time so far, it has not passed and it has became really needed. some people believe that if you have a curfew every day of the weight and then have it on a 30 in the morning to 130 in afternoon during school day is that is basically turning oakland into some type of military. they stated that it was still open all types of problems including racial profiling. >> here's what some of the parents have to separate >> they have to deploy officers and a certain

manner. a curfew enforcement is not the best way for them to do that. >> those who are for the curfew, stated that in oakland, justice yearlong 600 crimes have been committed by teenagers. so they want these teenagers inside to protect the public but also protect the teenagers from themselves. just like the other two sides, it is too hot for some people to make a move on a. >> now to the latest on typhoon haiyan relief. aid to the philippines is still slow as crews try to reach to the hardest hit areas like tacloban. here in the bay area, the outpouring of support for those in the philippines has been massive. outside the filipino community center in san francisco, volunteers are collecting monetary donations for typhoon victims.

the money will be sent to and churches in the philippines. community center volunteers are coordinating donation collections and organizing numerous fundraisers that are scheduled in the bay area over the next few weeks. >> in the south bay-- the peninsula- based charity. 'project pearl' is among the many groups who organized an aid drive for the victims of typhoon haiyan. donations of new, unopened, non-perishable items. such as canned goods and other supplies. were being accepted at san jose state university on tuesday. at least five campus- based organizations took part in the drive. >> remember stay with kron-4 for the latest on the typhoon relief effort. we have pictures and ways you can help on our web site. kron four dot com. you can also get the latest headlines on our free kron 4 news app. >> golden gate bridge commuters could pay higher tolls starting next spring. the golden gate bridge, highway and transportation district board will discuss and possibly voting on five

toll-increase options on friday. one option would be to raise an estimated $86 million over five years by bumping up the toll from six to seven dollars starting in april, and increasing the discounted $5 toll now paid by fastrak users to $5.75 in april, and then to six dollars a year later. the earliest that one of those plans could be implemented would be april. the district is considering a toll increase in order to offset a five-year deficit projected at 142- million dollars. bcn26:regional: golden gate bridge toll increase to be discussed friday >> coming up next on the kron4 nose. the sharks go to overtime again. this time they skate away with a win. we will talk hockey with gary radnich. i love watching tv outside. and why can you move the tv out here? the wireless receiver. i got that when i switched to u-verse.

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>> money talks. but is it persuasive enough when it's used to convince moms to breastfeed their infants? a newly launched study in britain aims to find out. >> in the uk, breastfeeding rates are low. just 34 percent of brits breastfeed for six months, with just 1

percent of babies getting nursed exclusively. here's how the controversial, partly government-funded study works. it will offer low- income new moms shopping vouchers worth up to $190 if their infants are breastfed for up to six weeks. they'll receive an additional $125 worth of vouchers if they continue to breastfeed for up to six months. >> tell us what you think of this controversial study. is bribing to breastfeed going too far? is it patronizing to mothers, as some mommy bloggers argue. join the conversation on facebook-dot-com, slash kron 4. or kron4-dot-com where you can also get more information on the story. >> the time is 7:42 a.m.. we will be back with traffic

and weather.

nine >> the time is 7:45 a.m.. we're taking a look at temperatures. it is cold outside and colder than what we experience yesterday. we do see blue skies and sunshine for the most of us. you will see on satellite and radar that high pressure is back in control. this means set the temperatures will be allowed to warm-up where they should be. the

temperatures are about 10 degrees warmer. generally we are in the mid 60's but today we are expecting 76. 67 degrees for downtown san francisco. your 7 day air around the bay highlights when the conditions for thursday and friday. the national weather service has not issued a red flag warning. because we're so dry that will increase our concern for fire danger. as a right now it is only looking like a 10% chance. we will have quiet weather returning as will start next work week. >> even though we're not tracking any major incidents, the damage has already been done. the 680 ride in the westbound connected to 680 and the traffic from out benicia. it is very bad this morning. so

was the peninsula at 280 southbound. deng's are jammed up and 101 is backed up to sfo all the way down to hillsdale and beyond. the south bay freeway is also jammed. lookit 85, 81 that has been especially heavy. >> the bay bridge ride is not so bad but is still is about an 18 took in 20 minutes drive time. highway 92 is getting close to the time when you start to see slow and go conditions but not quite yet. the golden gate bridge is still smolder though the ride out a paddle lessor the usual. there was an earlier are occurring accident. >> good morning and gary pripet your favorite player led the warriors to a win.

>> i went over to my radio show toointerview him after my radio show. >> do not ask him any questions. they hate it. >> do not tell me how to conduct my interviews. >> the you want me to give your list. >> here is the stain, i hope that they keep this up because they will be playing the oklahoma city thunder with k d. >> tomorrow, this will be a big game. this will be a perfect opportunity. >> we have this to look forward to but the 49ers' will have aldon smith. january will give them some time but that may lose some

four playoffs. >> that is one of those deals, as far as criticism, anytime that i say something in a perfect world which do well to wait to see what happens. people eater get on you for being anti 49er or they say due process is to take place. >> so, they put off to january and they stated that is due process pripet does it just worked out well for the 49ers'? >> they can use crabtree this weekend. >> but think about him, i will bite into web but is not this weekend, the next one. people come back from that into re and it will be hard for him to be very effective. >> i just want to tell you how the dolphins owner was go until meet with jonathan.

the nfl told him not to me with him. >> the nfl was to investigate. >> that sounds right. you do not want the owner, i am not sure how i would feel the dollar came to me. you do not want them to influence any thing. >> there is so many words that have came out and is better not to rush into anything. if i am the dolphins honor, you must have all the knowledge on your side before you talk to him. or you find out that two best- >> the sharks had a another overtime game. but finally they won this one. >> i like overtime win with a smile on our face. >> this is wonderful and i actually saw a nice victory shot, it was not a dancer but this is the way the to celebrate. no one saw this game because it was in norway. >> well i sought, i have

this on my cable package. >> if there were less sites and more dancing than on my watch it. >> looking at his mos. i just love it. it was a to-3. that is a high hockey score. the 18-3. he was score was 8-3e was working the crowd. i do not know if you get fined for that. >> i thought that he was a nice guy, he could be crazy. >> the fans worry even the. >> he also handed the albright-day. he does all around. >> normally when we show hockey highlights is when someone's fighting. >> when you set the tape went on for about a minute i

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>> coming up on the kron4 morning nils. a car accident knocks out the power at a california

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>> the top stories that we are following this morning. there were pg&e customers and people at the casino that were without power. >> and there is desperation and the philippines because aid is fine their hard time reaching some of the survivors. >> meanwhile, back in the bay area oakland is facing a crime problem. if you think a curfew, i will tell you why. >> but first, a quick check on bay area weather and traffic redline there is a another accident for

interstate 680 at main street. this is the second one and the damage was done a long time ago. the north peninsula right is heavy for 280 southbound 41 01 southbound the backup is reaching all the way to sfo. south bay freeway is not much better and this ride on 1 01 northbound is backed up solidly from the guadalupe parkway all the way to 87. 87 as were the slowdown is beginning. through downtown san jose interstate 280 northbound is especially heavy. >> heading out to us sunshine and will skies. the temperatures are not really that too bad. upper 40's,

early in santa rosa. receive the afternoon was the mid to upper 70's. today is expected to be the warmest day as the temperatures will rise. we are expecting windy conditions and the national weather service is trying to determine whether that would issue a red flag warning. cooler weather for the weekend and we do have the potential for some showers. >> the time is 8:02 a.m.. the new casino and the north bay now knows what this witness says. apparently it is power because there was a major power outage and they did not have any generators or either they have the man they did not work properly. >> open for a week and a cost $800 million a molotov was one simple acts of that to plunge into darkness. the

brand-new casino was in the dark for several hours last month. this was after a car accident. here is the scene of an accident just east of the casino. they car plowed into a power pole and knocked out power to about 3600 pg&e residents. 240,000 square foot casino with 3000 slot machines. they were all off. everything went into the dark and all the customers were wondering what was going during this hour time frame when the power was out i had a chance to talk to someone who was inside the casino during a power outage. >> this lady next us had like a thousand on her machine. >> i'd think this is the big question what happens to all

of this. we have not heard from the casino how they're going to make up for the people who actually have money in their machines. a lot of people were frustrated at the time because this had just opened. it was just a week anniversary. obviously a hundred million dollars. >> there has to be someone where there were going to win and then all of a sudden the power goes out. how many people do you think walked out and told them that they have money in there? >> i do not know. i guess they will have to be judged on the story later. >> following the latest on

the recovery efforts in the philippines from friday's super typhoon. the new an official numbers are now out. 2200 people are dead. more than 2600 are injured. at least 84 people are still missing. the massive international aid effort is starting to take shape in the philippines, five days after the typhoon. the release is not come quickly enough for some of the 600,000 people who have been displaced. there are concerns the parts of the disaster zone are descended into chaos. mobs have stormed a rice warehouse, calls an what to collapse that killed eight people. >> take a look at these images out of the philippines. you can see the entire shoreline here that's been transformed. bake clusters of homes that were wiped out. the only thing that looks at the same in

this picture is the white circular structure. what was was a green acres and green trees and now stand a from the sea and debris. >> it is pretty bad. there are a lot of survivors who are dealing with this. >> a gain you can go to our website ed kron4.com we have eight typhoon section and you can click on this and there are ways for you can help. >> if you are looking for a company to donate you can see that. >> today has been designated as the international day of solidary for the victims of

the typhoon. you organizations in silicon valley will hold a candlelight vigil to - 6 3:00 p.m. to commemorate the victims. the event will take place in front of the m. l. k. library on the corner of east san fernandez street and fourth street in downtown san jose. ride by the city hall and san jose state university campus. there will be a fund-raiser during the event. >> remember you can stay with kron4 for the latest on the relief efforts by going on our website at to kron4.com >> a san francisco police officer has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city, saying that he was racially profiled and wrongfully arrested by several colleagues who did not recognize him. lorenzo

adams' son, a 50 year police veteran, said that he was stopped his car on may 30th for not having a license plate. the suit alleges that officers jumped on him and tried to choke him before tackling him to the ground. he was charged with resisting arrest and vehicle code violations. the chargers have since been dropped. >> on to the peninsula, the woman accused of driving drunk and then hitting and killing two bay area people has pleaded not guilty to the charges. prosecutors say that marjorie reitzell had a blood alcohol level more than twice the legal limit when she hit and killed them. the crash happened as the menlo park when they were walking their dogs last month. she remains in custody. >> new this morning. a

central valley soccer coach has been sentenced to a year in jail for raping a 16 year-old girl when she fell asleep during a party. this man, 45 year-old timothy ly man pleaded no contest to one count of rape of an unconscious person. the girl reportedly fell asleep at his house in oakdale last december were teens were drinking alcohol. the victims as she fell asleep on the issue will achieve found him having sex with her. it will be required to register as a sex offender, he also received three years' probation once he finishes his time behind bars. >> coming up on the kron4 morning to spread lawmakers on capitol hill today are looking into the tech issues that are plaguing the new health-care web site. >> plus, he may not care about popularity, but pope france's is gaining a lot of

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unfolds and it began today and we do have a next court date. >> i will not answer any further questions but however he is interested in answering to these charges spread you have to understand that this is a process. today's accord appears was the first-ever correct and out of respect and the integrity of the judicial system we will not be making any further statements at this time. maligned the weapons were discovered by sheriff's deputies after he hosted a house party last summer, during which he was stabbed and two partygoers were shot by gang members who crashed his party. he also faces a misdemeanor driving under the influence charge from september. >> here's a live look at the temperatures from san francisco. we have plenty of

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focusing on the temperatures there already started to climb 45 degrees out the door and upper 40's and and but i hope. we have already started to warm things up and clear skies for most of the area the high pressure is back into place and that means that the temperatures will continue to one in fact today will be the warmest day. let's take a look at future cast 4 we have 60's and '70's by lunchtime. take a look it all of the '70s on the board. the temperatures are about 10 degrees warmer the where we should be. by 8:00 p.m. we will keep clear skies and it will get pretty chilly once again. >> breaking down your afternoon highs for today 70's for the south bay. we will see made it to perhaps the upper 70's. 75 or

progress san ramon valley and richmond today is checking in at 66. downtown san francisco will be in the mid '70s. your 7 day around the bay shows the elevated concern for fire danger for a thursday and friday it is still pretty touch her go if they would issue this. we will see cooler temperatures for the weekend and a 10% chance for showers. i do not think we will see much with this system. >> we have plenty of sunshine back on the board for the next work week. the temperatures will rebound. >> it is slow all over the bay area but i want to show you some of the worst spots. that is the 680 corridor. we have had numerous accidents that have rarely jammed up the ride. of course, the

ride to the peninsula, the south bond commute on interstate 280 that is heavy this morning. this is all the way to daly city. this is the issue gets out, well past san bruno. almost down to the crystal springs reservoir. 101, bad stretch of freeway is very bad this morning. nearly all the way to redwood city. this is even passed hillsdale. >> the south bay freeway, 101 is still jammed to the guadalupe parkway from 85 in the drive time is 49 minutes to 88 has only eased a little bit and the overall drive time is about 33 minutes from the one on one out to the 85 interchange on 280 northbound. >> the bridges, the bay bridge has had a good ride

and we have been incident free. the backup to starting to end. >> the san mateo bridge, now is the time that you was see stop and go conditions but so far we are rolling smoothly. the golden gate bridge, 101 we are about half an hour away from the peak of the commute. you would not know it by looking at the traffic. it is still pretty light. >> more and more health departments are tracking down ext. partners to notify them that they could have asked t a std. and spoke cn on washington there is a dain spokane, washington,

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george. >> in a word, know. we're still looking at exceptionally heavy traffic for most of the bay area. this is the new pattern and perhaps the best deals that we can blame it on a recovering economy because ever since the labor day we have seen the traffic levels go up 20 to 30%. >> here is the update on the more rent rise time it is now 54 minutemore ran a ride, iw 54 minutes. the concord ride is slow going around and we are still pretty jammed for the 280 ride heading south. the north peninsula commute. 101, south bond is still jammed up. two separate problems for 92 eastbound

have backed up the traffic all the way to a highway 92. this is getting down to a highway 1013 at the south bay freeway is still very heavy especially the southern stretch of highway 1 01 from the coyote valley. >> from the guadalupe parkway out towards mountain view, 85 to the west valley is slower than usual. >> on this wednesday morning, the temperatures are starting to climb. upper 40's out the door for santa rosa pripet fairfield is set 55 currently employs temperatures will continue to climb and we will see mostly sunny skies for the afternoon in effect today is expected to be the warmest day. we will see an increase in normally wins. i will talk about the elevated concerns coming up. >> they still of the

demolition efforts of the old eastern span of the bay bridge will get under way today. mike pelton is live. >> there are a few construction and vehicles as the demolition process is in the second day. it really is a step-by-step process. there are working to take down the old span. here is what it looks like on road as crews will focus first on moving the section of the bridge and ordered to do that they will have to spend the next six weeks remote 1,400 ft. of the peerag bridge. this will help them were from a bottle and that any been chilly that will cut this and have an ax and they will promote the western portion including the s curve correct this is easier said than done because they have too much as 50,000

concrete that they have to move. >> this bridge has paint and who knows how much gasoline and oil may have spilt. when you start cutting into a bridge that is this old you can predict where it will shift. they're taking every precaution and to ensure the safety of the workers and the bay. >> once and the demolition process is further along once the remote the s curve that will be able to connect the bike path. you could expect this to be done by mid 2015. that will take the whole entire span all the way to the mud slide by 2016. i spoke with the chp and they stated that they do not expect this to have a big impact on the traffic. if you are driving a

vehicle and you want to take a pitcher you can expect to get a ticket. maligned the time is 8:34 a.m. >> the time is 8:34 a.m.. even though it is planned by crime and violence. oakland still does not have a curfew law in place. supporters and opponents of the proposal fought over it well into the night. kron4 will tran is in front of the oakland police department with why the police are not fully supporting the curfew. >> you would think that would be all for this but they have seen 600 crimes committed by teenagers. they stated that they're not afford. they stated that they already are down with your officers and that they have better things to do

with my police officers than to make sure children are indoors with their parents. he stated that banks, but no thanks. we were at the city hall meeting and it got pretty hot. >> oakland has tried to do this before and this becomes law, this third time around them teenagers, anyone under 18 when have to be inside from 10:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m.. this is every day of the week. if it is during the school with them they need to be inside or a school from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.. i had a chance to talk to the police chief and this is why he is against it. >> it is not going to work. for one, parents are not telling their children what to do as it is. telling them just to go in the house early is not going to work. a lot of these children

work. >> obviously, that is a. that made his statement. he went on to say that at lease this will produce guard possible profiling breathis may start to look like it is racial profiling. >> just last time they stated that that will take up this issue down the road. >> the golden gate bridge where commuters could pay higher fees. the golden gate bridge, highway and transportation district board voted on a possible increase. one option would be to raise an estimated $86 million over five years by changing the toll from $6

to $7 starting in april, and increasing the discounted $5 for fasttrack users to $5.75 in april. the earlier is that one of those plants could be implemented would be april. >> san jose police are investigating the city's 48th homicide this year. it happened last night, ron 6:00 p.m., police responded to the 2100 block of san antonio ave. that is where they fall and unresponsive maimale. the victim was transported to a local maimale. the victim was transported to a local [ male announcer ] some things are simply better at home. like the enticing aroma and distinctive taste of nespresso. elegant capsules meet masterfully crafted machines,

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>> welcome back. now to the latest on the typhoon haiyan release. aid is still slow to arrive for some as crews are have a hard time to reach the hardest-hit areas. here in the bay area, the outpouring of support has been massive. >> in the south bay, the peninsula based charity project parole's is in just one of the number of groups that are collecting a for

the victims of the typhoon. donations of new, open, nonperishable items like cannot the goods and other supplies were accepted at san jose state university on tuesday. at least five campus based organizations took part in this drive. >> remember to stay with kron4 for the latest on the typhoon relief effort. we have pictures and wasted you could have on our website at kron4.com you can also get the latest headlines on our new is app. >> we also have some interesting things that will show you the past. we also

have a slide show all the images that have came into our nils room. we have the before and after pictures of a particular location. you can grab the center divider and slide back and forth to get a look at what the condition35 is are like on the screen. you will be amazed at how devastating this is. >> we have links available we have people that are trying to supply information in these places are held accountable to make sure this her money goes where should go. >> it is a another tech report test drive where we are going to talk about the all electric chevy spark.

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>> if you want to learn more about this does go to our website. >> we are still not seen much improvement. the conditions are still very congested. at we have been watching it 680 and highway 24 but also on the nimitz freeway perry ed looking at the northbound 880 ride. these are still badly jammed the as they are here. look at this pattern that we have been talking about. this is not the san leandro

or the oakland milpitas corridor. we are looking at the ride on interstate 280 where the condition is still heavy but only slightly improved you will be behind schedule as you try to work your way down perry ed 92 is having problems as well at both east and west bound. the south bay freeway is only better because the ride on 85. 101 we saved about 10 minutes off from 85 all the way to 237 but it is still almost an hour. the bay bridge, we saw conditions improved and they have been pretty steady. on 92 the san mateo bridge we have managed to dodge the stop and go traffic that has become the norm. on the golden gate

bridge is peak traffic but it is still flowing good. >> we are ed about the middle of the week and we are waking up to sunny skies. we do few highs clouds and the temperatures are already starting to ramp up. napa is closer as we head into the afternoon today is expected to be the warmest day of the week pripet richmond set 67. low 70's for sunnyvale. later on tonight was the clear conditions. the temperatures will start to drop and we will be in the low 50's for most locations. satellite and radar shows clear conditions and a high pressure will be in play. that means that the

temperatures will continue to be on one side and we are one of the where we should be pripet the winds will increase. there is a 10% chance for showers. i do not think that we will see any raindrops. there is plenty of sunshine on the board for monday and tuesday. >> new this morning the rim of fire earlier this year has cost more than $36.3 million in damage. the state's third largest wildfire burned for most of the head-to-head cheap water and power system spread the fire also burned through a hydroelectric power house. head had hit brings fresh water to san francisco

residents and municipal buildings. right now the city is waiting for federal government to help repair the damage. >> golden state warriors took on the detroit pistons. stephen curry had 25 points and 8 assist, helping golden state built a 19. first quarter lead. the warriors win 113-95. david lee added 17 points and 9 rebounds. golden state led by as many as 29 points. their next game will be home tomorrow against the thunder. >> the sharks just cannot seem to finish the game in regulation. brat stored scored one: 13 into overtime to give a san jose sharks a 3-2 victory over the calgary flames. logan

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>> a new study reveals that more drivers are surfing the web up when they are driving. the state farm study says said 24 percent of drivers go on line when they drive. that is compared to just 13% in 2009. among drivers ages 18 to 29 that number jumped from 29 to 49%. researchers blamed some of this increase on the growing number of people there are nine smart phones. >> coming up on the kron4 morning nils. a power outage affects a new north bay casino. we will have that report coming up. >> it is slow but coming, more releases headed to the typhoon or reddish area of the philippines. >>ravaged area of the

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>> the top stories that we are following on this wednesday, november 13th. thousands of pg&e customers were left without power overnight in the north bay. this includes the brand new casino and rohnert park. >> desperation and the philippines as 8 is having a hard time to reach areas that are devastated. >> there is a rise in crime in oakland. i will explain coming up. >> we are tracking several hot spots.

>> if we continue to monitor slower than usual conditions for 88580. there are problems for the peninsula commute. the 280 traffic is still very heavy. we have ongoing problems on 92. also at skyline, there is an accident that is jamming up the ride coming out of half moon bay. it is slow and go and backed up. there is a disabled a big rig that is blocking the line. >> we are seeing some improvement on the south bay but look at how congested it still is. when you see raid that means that this these are ed 25 mi. or less. >> the bay bridge is having continuing improvements. >> it is bright and sunny

for our wednesday, hump day. the temperatures are cooler and we will see coastal fog. this afternoon we're expecting mostly sunshine. the temperatures will mostly be in the '60s and '70s. the highs for today, we are going for 76 in livermore. 72 for san jose and 67 for downtown san francisco. >> we will talk about the gradual " dow and windy conditions coming up. >> new this morning power has been restored to thousands of customers in the north bay after a car accident caused a major power outage. the outage also affected the new graton

casino . that is where we will find kron4 jackie sissel who has an update. >> this is not the way that they wanted to spend one week and to bursartheir one wee. pg&e stated that around 11:00 p.m. last night just east of the casino a car crashed into a power pole and that knocked out the service to about 3600 pg&e customers. this casino just opened last week. that left hundreds of people were inside wondering what to do. they ended up, clearing out the casino all together and we actually had a chance to talk to some of the customers. we talked to some of them were inside. >> this lady next to me had

about thousand dollars on her machine and then the part one of. >> so, what do they do. what did they do? but we are being told is that last night people that were playing on the table games, blackjack, poker were paid off he immediately and they were able to lead. the people were planned a slot machines names were taken and they were able to restore power and they were able to turn the slot machines alone and had a memory of what was inside and those customers were paid or will be paid when they come back with their vouchers. it appears that no one is out of money but maybe some embarrassment by the casino. this is not the way they wanted to spend their $800 million. maligne it is

>> is just a hassle for people that have to call back with those vouchers. maligne >> we are still following the latest out of the philippines. the latest numbers are out and it shows that more than 2200 people are dead at 2600 are injured and at least 84 are missing. all these numbers are expected to rise. the devastation is going far from that city and we have pictures of where the eye of the storm actually passed. this is just south and see in and travel there to get a perspective. >> the archbishop residents is just above a this time.

you get an idea of exactly what the devastation calls. these trees remain standing were stripped. so many of them were blown down. you can see along the banks of this river and actually a helicopter passing and the devastation that has been calls to prayecaused. there hasn the not too much love standing.left standing red manyf the buildings are still standing but as we drove through we got a sense of what people are trying to do to put their lives together. there were lingerie that was

left on close alliancclothes thn clothing lines. from up here, it is a scare of devastation. >> if you want to see more of the before and after pictures you can go to our website at kron4.com you can click on our lead that we have for the typhoon coverage. you can scroll down and we have satellite images where you can look at pictures pripes. >> this is pretty neat and

this is on our website. >> coming up on the kron4 morning news. 49ers' linebacker aldon smith appears before a judge. we will tell you what happened. [ female announcer ] welcome one and all to a tastier festive feast. so much to sip and savor, a feeding frenzy to say the least. a turkey from safeway is just what they crave. a hero of the table, "so delicious" they'll rave. fresh, natural, frozen. it's the best selection around. spend $30 and a frozen safeway turkey is just 59 cents a pound. so raise your glass, pull up a chair, grab a plate. this tastier thanksgiving is well worth the wait. safeway. ingredients for life.

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like a but troubled 49er player aldon smith will be played football least until january. >> 49ers' linebacker waldon smith are ride right on schedule for is 1:30 p.m. court appearance a but answered no questions. he walked into the courthouse, along with his parents and his attorney. inside the apartment 23, dressed in a gray suit and a checkered shirt, he stood quietly as his attorney expressed his clients intention to enter a plea of not guilty to charges of possessing an assault weapons that are illegal in california. afterwards, his attorney, josh bentley, said today was

the just the beginning of his defense. >> court documents show that smith is facing three felony counts of possessing an assault weapons that were seized are sure deputies after house party that was hosted by smith last summer during which he was stabbed into partygoers were shot by gang members who crashed the party. smith was granted a continuance to mid january to allow his attorney more time for discovery. the prosecutor was asked if that might be able to postpone the case until after football season. >> peppered with questions about those weapons once again as he left court, smith said nothing. the first-ever in that process his attorney referred to took about 30 minutes. >> coming up next on of the

kron4 morning news spread american airlin. american airlil merge with u.s. air ways. what sort of impact will this have on the financial market. we will talk winners and losers with rob black coming up.

line watching today's winners and losers with rob black. maligned it is a big surprise that this merger has been a pro with the american airlines and u.s. air way. >> i think this will hurt. i think it will hurt the smaller markets. but we who

live in the bay area will appreciate it. san francisco and oakland and jet blue we will benefit out of this. so a big city will be great but small cities will get hurt. secondary cities are known as monopolies and they cannot do was well in big mergers. >> this is part of the last major merger ever in the airline industry. the fares would drop but like all mott hall, colorado springs, you might as well drive because those prices will go up. >> there is good nils from volkswagen coming out with an electric car. >> i am excited i listen every word. he is talking about bringing out a trust.

ruck. he expects a plane to run on electricity in the next 10 years. >> when you hear this story, it goes and 90 mi. on a charge. this is a basically like a lawn mower. it has a leak p.m. ion battery a hundred and 15 horsepower. >> i am not excited about this story anymore. >> it has allled lights. if you run out of fuelall led ligh >> less talk about the pain at the pub. let's talk about the gasoline. >> what do you do where the today's like this with

chevron, exxon mobile. are they still good stocks? >> in the long term yes pripepripet yes i always say tht shares will be okay. electricity any electric vehicles will hurt. the cars are going further in america do to the miles per hour standards. this is a huge push for the economy historic because the stock market rocks and wrote anytime there is a 10% drop in gas. >> we have seen and weakness in retail but let's talk about macy's with their stronger sales. >> even more important in

their october numbers goes well for their holiday numbers. take a look at his suit. you have a, that in october will probably spend money in november and this will be an ok christmas season after all. j.c. penney, sears they all stand.ink. i still prefer the dollar store. no wage inflation. it is what it is. >> i bought my it sold at macy's, it was a 20% off sale. malign >> look at me. he is sleek and i and shabby. >> seriously, his collar-

tested to help him out? >> take a look that the beautiful sky outside. we are reporting sunny skies everywhere. we did have some coastal fog but it has mixed out. the temperatures will be a little bit warmer for most locations and very similar like yesterday. the wind will pick up for the next couple of days and we're looking at the possibility of fire danger. it will be dry and the temperatures will pick up. 59 degrees for downtown san francisco at 56 degrees for san jose. 60 degrees in napa and antioch's as 65 degrees. satellite and radar shows high pressure in

control pripe. >> we do have a little bit of a disturbance coming from the northwest that may bring showers for saturday pripe. future cast 4 is showing that the temperatures by lunchtime will be in the '70s. by 3:00 p.m. the warmest spots will be mid to upper 70's. at 8:00 p.m. tonight we will cool down for the most part into the 50s. the highs for today- test san jose will be 72 degrees, sang for milpitas, 70. for sunnyvale. >> livermore had a high of 77 perry ed 75 degrees for danville and low 70's for

vallejo. mid-60's for richmond. handed over to the north, near mid-70s for napa of. 73 former napa. kron47 day y shows and not allow a change for tomorrow but the winds will pick up tonight especially for tomorrow. you should watch out for the possibility of a red flag warning. the fire danger will be high and it will be cooler. >> the time now is 9:22 a.m.. >> good morning pripet is not a great morning in the traffic department because we have been very busy. we have slow traffic from 101 and a stalled big break on 92. 101, south bond business

become the new norm. it is jammed up all the way to hillsdale. 92 we have had several accidents. this is where the big problem has been and now we have been stalled a big rig near skyline boulevard and that means is one way traffic control and that is backed up all the way to half moon bay. we're still track and delays to 85 to up cupertino. we're still heavy from the valley on 85 out towards saratoga. 101 is finally starting to relax. >> the bay bridge, the toll plaza in the westbound is starting to continue. it is still a little sluggish across the span. 92, the san mateo bridge, we got stiff few bullets and we did not have to stop and go conditions that we normally

have. the golden gate bridge is easy and they are getting ready to have a guest. before they do that we was see the bridge switched over from four lanes to three lanes. >> still ahead on the kron4 morning nils. the wild fire that devastated yosemite national park is proving to be costly to the city of san francisco. we will tell you just how much the rimfire will cost the city. [ male announcer ] with at&t,

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most of hetch hetchy. the fire also burned through a hydroelectric power house in damaged or destroyed 20 mi. of power lines. hetch hetc hy brings fresh water to a san francisco residents and manciple buildings. right now the city is still waiting for federal government's help to repair the damages. >> despite three vehicles on catching fire, tesla motors says and they will not recall the company's model s. c ozone elon musk says the model s electric car is five times less likely it have a fire that a gasoline

car in the united states ultimately, it is the government's decision on whether to recall up the car. the nt as eight says that it is in contasa says thatn contact with tesla and authorities in tennessee, were the latest fire happened to. >> coming up on the kron4 morning news. changes are coming to the old span of the bay bridge. crews do not want the demolition to stall traffic. >> the bay area mobilizes to send relief to the typhoon ravished philippines.

>> welcome back. >> we will start off in the peninsula with the ride on highway 92. this is at skyline boulevard. the ride out of half moon bay is jammed up because of a disabled big rig. 92 on the stretch between 281 01 has had its own share of problems. the ride on 1 01 south heading toward passing of " towards hillsdale past 92 interchange. continuing to improve but there is

still quite a bit of slowing for highway 85 here in 280 at the 17 interchange. the bay bridge, we have been watching the back of declining and that is continuing to be the case in the drive time is about 11 to 14 minutes. >> here is a look picture on weather. >> we will start with the mount tam cam. we have plenty of sunshine and maybe a little bit of haze. the temperatures dropped a few minutes ago. if you're heading out the door it is 59 in downtown san francisco. 65 for antioch and 60 in napa bug.a. the temperatures will be a little bit want for most locations. livermore will

have a high of 76 degrees. mid-70s for santa rosa and apple. 72 for san jose. 63 degrees for half moon bay. will talk about the windy conditions that will come holloway. >> the time is 9:33 a.m.. maligne day >> day two of the demolition experts on the old eastern span of the bay bridge will be getting under way today. kron4 mike pelton is live with more. >> this is a slow process because they are now working to dismantle the bridge into reverse way. here is how looks. you could see the heavy machinery. that will first work on removing the cantevlier. this will allow them to work from the bottom

deck as they take down the thrust. crews will cut this and have a net sure they will remove the western portion of the bridge. they will remove the eastern portion of this is all easier said than done. there is 250,000 worth of concrete. >> this bridge has paint and who knows how much gasoline and oil has been spilled over the 77 years that it has been in use. >> you can predict where the lows and the shift will go. they are taking every precaution to make sure the structure and the integrity of the building is okay. >> once they finally vermeil the s curve they can't connect to the bike path. you can expect is by mid 2015 and they should have the entire bridge to down

by 2016 pripet i spoke with chp and they stated that it should not have no problems with the traffic but that will be looking for people driving slowly or taking pictures >> the time is 9:35 a.m.. >> even though they are plant with crime and violence, oakland still does not have a curfew law in place. supporters and opponents of the proposal fault over its way into the night. kron4 will tran is live at the oakland police department. >> they stated that they have so few officers and that they would rather do other things that have them go or around talking to teenagers and asking them why they're still outside.

this is why the oakland police department is not for the curfew pripet this came as city hall where both of them were making their protest about it. some of them stated that it would be good because there has been over 600 crimes committed and thereby teenagers. if there is a curfew in place it will happen from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at night and then school days it will be from 8:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.. i talked to parents and many of them are against it. >> this is not going to work. for one, you have to look at where the parents would not be allowed to tell their children what to do. a lot of these kids that work. >> it is a sham that he

stated that some of the parents cannot tell their kids what to do but obviously, that is a big problem. when i spoke to other people they stated that they do not think this should be put in place because the will turn oakland into a military state where police are walking up to children for no reason at all. they stated that it could also lead to a pro fallingracial pro >> golden gate bridge commuters could pay higher tolls starting next spring. the golden gate bridge, highway and transportation district board will discuss a possible voting on five toll increase options on friday. the option would be to raise an estimated $86 million over five years. the toll from $6 will become $7

start in april and an increase for the discounted $5 will now be $5.75 for people will use fast track. the district is considering a increase in order to offset a five year deficit. >> now to the latest with the typhoon relief. the philippines is still slow as crews are trying to restore hardest hit areas. here in the bay area, outpouring of support for those in the philippines has been massive. outside the filipino community center in san francisco, volunteers are collecting monetary donations for typhoon victims. the money will be sent to grass roots organizations and churches in the philippines. >> and the south bay, the

peninsula based charity project pearl is among the many groups who organize and a drive for the victims of a typhoon haiyan. donations of new, and opened, and nonperishable items such as canned goods and other supplies were being accepted at san jose state university on tuesday. at least five campuses and based organizations to part in the drive. remember to stay with kron4 for the latest on the typhoon relief effort.

we have pictures and wastage you can help on our website at kron4.com >> will be right back.

>> welcome back fred will want to give you the latest on an earthquake that was reported by the u.s. gsm turns in san ramon. they have seen two earthquakes within the last couple of days. today at 9:30 a.m. we had one that registered a 3.4. this was felt quite a bit. this was centered off of-there's there's a golf course there, a gated community praye. there are no

reports coming in the we have received calls from people stating that they felt a jolt. that is why this was reported. this earthquake has not been verified but that is at least a preliminary magnitude of that may change. keep your comments coming and let us know what you felt and where you were at the time. if you have any damage you can also send that to. >> that address is breaking news@kron.com

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where they put out a survey. i have this matter and it is color coded periods this shows where people have reported feeling this. all the color is in light blow to a slightly darker blue. it is not near the corner read that you are used to scene. all this has been reported. we will be on the lookout for perhaps something. feel free to send us a picture. this is our earth shape a map that shows you where the epicenter was. 3.4 and magnitude and we have had pit people since thepeople send anin tweets.

>> this is in an area that has been very act of and may byou know it was an earthquake but not a lot of shaking associated. we are expecting that it may be stronger thread this will be verified as some point spread you should keep your pictures coming in and we will keep our eyes out on that. we usually get ac

transit, barred or muni to possible services.march pork m >bart or muni to appalls services. >> at some point they may have to pause services but so far they have not done so. >> there is a hot spot on the peninsula we are tracking two incidents. there is a disenabled the big break that about 20 minutes ago there was a tow truck was seen and we are not sure if they have cleared that up the traffic is still very slow in both directions prayer the big

rig was stalled and it was one way traffic that was blocking up on both 92. there's a new accident at the 92 interchange. >> looking at the bridges. for last time it is very little delay in the center fast track line and the cash struck planes have no delay. 92, san mattel has no problems and the golden gate bridge while the camera seems to be stuck but they have reconfigured the span. we're already set for the midday traffic. >> here is a live look from our mount tam cam. it is a little cooler today but the temperatures will be warm once again. tomorrow we will

have more sunshine and the winds will pick up. fire danger may be a concern as we head into the next couple of days. right now the temperatures are going to be as 60 degrees. san jose is at 56 degrees. little more is at 55 degrees. the high pressure is in control and i do now see any chance for rain until maybe the weekend. we are looking at high pressure and plenty of sunshine. the highs for today, the temperatures will be very similar to will with sawdust today. downtown san francisco will have a high of 67 degrees. it's 66 degrees for san mattel. the east bay shoreline will pick up and the highs will top out to 67 degrees. another

nice day for the land areas. the high for today will be 76 degrees. 754 danville. on >> in the south, it is a nice day with a lot 70's. 73 for sunnyvale and 71 and mountain view. 74 will be are high for napa and sonoma. 73 for mail ballot. >> your 7 their run the bay shows plenty of sunshine and temperatures will be a little bit cooler. the winds will pick up. it will be breezy on friday and then we will cool things down. there's a slight chance for a sprinkel. >> we will be right back

with more including the very latest on the earthquake. here is a live look from outside a bar or mount tam cam. some of our mount tam cam.

>> welcome back. there was a earthquake reported in san ramon at 3.4 in magnitude. it was felt as far north as the bay deal. all points in between. we have people e- mail us and they're telling us that the of the. if you have any damage you can e- mail them to was thathem to us breakingnews@kron4.com >> dr. phil was next.is next.

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